ActionYouTubeUpdated September 2026

How do I update a YouTube video's title or tags?

Short answer: You can update video in YouTube by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the YouTube Update Video action to a workflow, map its 6 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

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Update Video in YouTube — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Video ID video_id	string	Required	The Video ID assigned by Youtube. Find via the corresponding list/search operation in this app. Use the exact ID, not a name or label.
Title title	string	Required	–
Description description	string	Optional	–
Tags tags	array	Optional	–
Category ID category_id	string	Optional	–
Privacy privacy_status	options	Optional	–

Sample request

{
  "video_id": "{{trigger.video_id}}",
  "title": "{{trigger.title}}",
  "description": "{{trigger.description}}",
  "tags": "{{trigger.tags}}",
  "category_id": "{{trigger.category_id}}"
}

Returns

{
  "id": "abc",
  "status": {
    "privacyStatus": "public"
  },
  "snippet": {
    "title": "Updated title"
  }
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Update Video.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → YouTube

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → YouTube

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Update Video.

What does the Update Video action do in YouTube?

Updates a YouTube video's metadata: title, description, tags, category, or privacy status. Tag/description SEO-refresh flows lean on this heavily.

What inputs does Update Video require?

Required: Video ID, Title. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if YouTube returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message YouTube returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Update Video support batch operations?

Run Update Video inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within YouTube's rate limits.

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